Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database; Notice of Hearing, 54552-54553 [E9-25420]

Download as PDF 54552 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 203 / Thursday, October 22, 2009 / Notices dcolon on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES subject contract was substantial. In regard to price linkage, the final settlement of the NWR contract is based, in part, on the final settlement price of the NYMEX’s physically-delivered natural gas contract, where the NYMEX is registered with the Commission as a designated contract market (‘‘DCM’’). In regard to material price reference, while it did not specifically address the natural gas contracts under review, the ECM Study stated that, in general, market participants view the ICE as a price discovery market for certain natural gas contracts. Natural gas contracts based on actively-traded hubs are transacted on the ICE’s electronic trading platform, with the remainder being completed over-the-counter and potentially submitted for clearing by voice brokers. In addition, the ICE sells its price data to market participants in a number of different packages which vary in terms of the hubs covered, time periods, and whether the data are daily only or historical. For example, the ICE offers the ‘‘West Gas End of Day’’ and ‘‘OTC Gas End of Day’’ data packages with access to all price data or just 12, 24, 36, or 48 months of historical data. III. Request for Comment In evaluating whether an ECM’s agreement, contract, or transaction performs a significant price discovery function, section 2(h)(7) of the CEA directs the Commission to consider, as appropriate, four specific criteria: Price linkage, arbitrage, material price reference, and material liquidity. As it explained in Appendix A to the Part 36 rules,6 the Commission, in making SPDC determinations, will apply and weigh each factor, as appropriate, to the specific contract and circumstances under consideration. As part of its evaluation, the Commission will consider the written data, views, and arguments from any ECM that lists the potential SPDC and from any other interested parties. Accordingly, the Commission requests comment on whether the ICE’s NWR contract performs a significant price discovery function. Commenters’ attention is directed particularly to Appendix A of the Commission’s Part 36 rules for a detailed discussion of the factors relevant to a SPDC determination. The Commission notes that comments which analyze the contracts in terms of these factors will be especially helpful to the determination process. In order to determine the relevance of comments received, the Commission requests that commenters explain in what capacity are they knowledgeable about one or several of the subject contracts. IV. Related Matters A. Paperwork Reduction Act The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’) 7 imposes certain requirements on federal agencies, including the Commission, in connection with their conducting or sponsoring any collection of information, as defined by the PRA. Certain provisions of final Commission rule 36.3 impose new regulatory and reporting requirements on ECMs, resulting in information collection requirements within the meaning of the PRA; OMB previously has approved and assigned OMB control number 3038– 0060 to this collection of information. B. Cost-Benefit Analysis Section 15(a) of the CEA 8 requires the Commission to consider the costs and benefits of its actions before issuing an order under the Act. By its terms, section 15(a) does not require the Commission to quantify the costs and benefits of such an order or to determine whether the benefits of such an order outweigh its costs; rather, it requires that the Commission ‘‘consider’’ the costs and benefits of its action. Section 15(a) further specifies that the costs and benefits shall be evaluated in light of five broad areas of market and public concern: (1) Protection of market participants and the public; (2) efficiency, competitiveness, and financial integrity of futures markets; (3) price discovery; (4) sound risk management practices; and (5) other public interest considerations. The bulk of the costs imposed by the requirements of Commission Rule 36.3 relate to significant and increased information-submission and reporting requirements adopted in response to the Reauthorization Act’s directive that the Commission take an active role in determining whether contracts listed by ECMs qualify as SPDCs. The enhanced requirements for ECMs will permit the Commission to acquire the information it needs to discharge its newlymandated responsibilities and to ensure that ECMs with SPDCs are identified as entities with the elevated status of registered entity under the CEA and are in compliance with the statutory terms of the core principles of section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Act. The primary benefit to the public is to enable the Commission to discharge its statutory obligation to monitor for the presence of SPDCs and extend its oversight to the trading of SPDCs. 7 44 6 17 CFR 36, Appendix A. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:13 Oct 21, 2009 87 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 U.S.C. 3507(d). U.S.C. 19(a). Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009 by the Commission. David A. Stawick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. E9–25239 Filed 10–21–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database; Notice of Hearing AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice of public hearing. SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) will conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties on Section 212 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database. Participation by members of the public is invited. Oral presentations concerning the Commission’s implementation of Section 212 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database, will become part of the public record. DATES: The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. on November 10, 2009. Requests to make oral presentations and the written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 3, 2009. ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in the Hearing Room, 4th Floor of the Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Requests to make oral presentations can be made online at https://www.cpsc.gov/ cgibin/dbmeeting.aspx or, send an email, call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; e-mail cpsc-os@cpsc.gov; telephone (301) 504–7923; facsimile (301) 504–0127 not later than 5 p.m. EST on November 3, 2009. Texts of oral presentations should be captioned ‘‘Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database’’ and sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to cpscos@cpsc.gov, or mailed or delivered to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, not later than 5 p.m. EST on November 3, 2009. E:\FR\FM\22OCN1.SGM 22OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 203 / Thursday, October 22, 2009 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearing or to request an opportunity to make an oral presentation, please register online at https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/ dbmeeting.aspx or, send an e-mail, call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; e-mail cpscos@cpsc.gov; telephone (301) 504–7923; facsimile (301) 504–0127. An electronic copy of the CPSC ‘‘Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 212 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Implementation of a Searchable Consumer Product Safety Incident Database’’ can be found at https://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/ sect212.html. On August 14, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 314) became law. Section 212 of the CPSIA amended the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to create a new section 6A, titled ‘‘Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database.’’ Section 6A(a)(1) of the CPSA states that the Commission, subject to appropriations, shall ‘‘establish and maintain a database on the safety of consumer products, and other products or substances’’ regulated by the Commission. The statute declares that the database must be publicly available, searchable, and accessible through the Commission’s Web site. The Commission will conduct a public hearing on November 10, 2009, to hear oral comments from interested parties concerning the Commission’s establishment of a searchable consumer product safety incident database. Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on November 10, 2009, should register online at https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/ dbmeeting.aspx or, send an e-mail, call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, e-mail cpscos@cpsc.gov, telephone (301) 504–7923, facsimile (301) 504–0127 not later than 5 p.m. EST on November 3, 2009. Presentations should be limited to approximately ten minutes. Persons desiring to make presentations must submit the text of their presentations to the Office of the Secretary not later than 5 p.m. EST on November 3, 2009. The Commission reserves the right to impose further time limitations on all presentations and further restrictions to avoid duplication of presentations. The hearing will begin dcolon on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:13 Oct 21, 2009 Jkt 220001 at 9 a.m. EST on November 10, 2009, and will conclude the same day. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Dated: October 16, 2009. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. E9–25420 Filed 10–21–09; 8:45 am] 54553 Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests BILLING CODE 6355–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Logistics Agency Membership of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB) AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of membership—2009 DLA PRB. SUMMARY: This notice announces the appointment of members to the Defense Logistics Agency Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB). The publication of PRB composition is required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). The PRB provides fair and impartial review of Senior Executive Service performance appraisals and makes recommendations to the Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), with respect to pay level adjustments and performance awards and other actions related to management of the SES cadre. DATES: Effective Date: September 16, 2009. Defense Logistics Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2533, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060–6221. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Julie Brown, SES Program Manager, Human Resources (J–1), Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense, (703) 767–5041. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the following are the names and titles of DLA career executives appointed to serve as members of the SES PRB. Members will serve a 12-month term, which begins on September 16, 2009. PRB Chair: Major General Timothy McHale, USA. Members: Vacant, Director, Human Resources (Non-Voting Member); Mr. J. Anthony Poleo, Director, Financial Operations; Ms. Mae DeVincentis, Director, Information Operations. ADDRESSES: A.S. Thompson, Director, Defense Logistics Agency. [FR Doc. E9–25300 Filed 10–21–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3620–01–M PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Department of Education. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. AGENCY: SUMMARY: DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 21, 2009. Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency’s ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\22OCN1.SGM 22OCN1

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident 
Database; Notice of Hearing

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) will 
conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties 
on Section 212 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 
(CPSIA), Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident 
Database. Participation by members of the public is invited. Oral 
presentations concerning the Commission's implementation of Section 212 
of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), 
Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database, 
will become part of the public record.

DATES: The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. on November 10, 2009. Requests 
to make oral presentations and the written text of any oral 
presentations must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later 
than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 3, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in the Hearing Room, 4th Floor of the 
Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 
20814. Requests to make oral presentations can be made online at https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/dbmeeting.aspx or, send an e-mail, call, or write 
Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; e-mail 
cpsc-os@cpsc.gov; telephone (301) 504-7923; facsimile (301) 504-0127 
not later than 5 p.m. EST on November 3, 2009. Texts of oral 
presentations should be captioned ``Establishment of a Public Consumer 
Product Safety Incident Database'' and sent by electronic mail (e-mail) 
to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, or mailed or delivered to the Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20814, not later than 5 p.m. EST on November 3, 
2009.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearing or 
to request an opportunity to make an oral presentation, please register 
online at https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/dbmeeting.aspx or, send an e-mail, 
call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 
20814; e-mail cpsc-os@cpsc.gov; telephone (301) 504-7923; facsimile 
(301) 504-0127. An electronic copy of the CPSC ``Report to Congress 
Pursuant to Section 212 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act 
of 2008, Implementation of a Searchable Consumer Product Safety 
Incident Database'' can be found at https://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/sect212.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 14, 2008, the Consumer Product 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-314) became law. Section 
212 of the CPSIA amended the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to 
create a new section 6A, titled ``Publicly Available Consumer Product 
Safety Information Database.'' Section 6A(a)(1) of the CPSA states that 
the Commission, subject to appropriations, shall ``establish and 
maintain a database on the safety of consumer products, and other 
products or substances'' regulated by the Commission. The statute 
declares that the database must be publicly available, searchable, and 
accessible through the Commission's Web site.
    The Commission will conduct a public hearing on November 10, 2009, 
to hear oral comments from interested parties concerning the 
Commission's establishment of a searchable consumer product safety 
incident database.
    Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on 
November 10, 2009, should register online at https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/dbmeeting.aspx or, send an e-mail, call, or write Todd A. 
Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, e-mail cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, telephone (301) 504-7923, facsimile (301) 504-0127 not 
later than 5 p.m. EST on November 3, 2009. Presentations should be 
limited to approximately ten minutes.
    Persons desiring to make presentations must submit the text of 
their presentations to the Office of the Secretary not later than 5 
p.m. EST on November 3, 2009. The Commission reserves the right to 
impose further time limitations on all presentations and further 
restrictions to avoid duplication of presentations. The hearing will 
begin at 9 a.m. EST on November 10, 2009, and will conclude the same 
day.

    Dated: October 16, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-25420 Filed 10-21-09; 8:45 am]
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